Savory Deep-Fried Street-Side Breads

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

  • About

Known as kachoris, these are like small filled luchis, deep-fried breads that are filled with a savory, enticing cooked dal mixture. It seems as if there’s a kachori maker every hundred yards or so on the main bazaar streets in Rajasthani cities like Jaipur and Jodhpur. It’s fascinating to watch them deep-fry. The kachoris look like small flying saucers as they bubble in the hot oil, then emerge all brown-gold, with small bubble